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Grafted Exoskeletonfinisher$5.65Gives a creature infect as a combat-damage enabler, serving a similar poison-win role. It is more persistent than Tainted Strike but fills the same finish-the-game function.Phyresisfinisher$4.86Enchants a creature to give it infect, providing a repeatable version of Tainted Strike's poison plan. It is slower, but it can keep pressure on over multiple turns.Corrupted ConvictionutilityBudget$0.31A cheap black combat trick that sacrifices a creature for cards, useful in aggressive or combo shells that want to convert a body into value. It is not infect, but it supports similar all-in game plans with one mana.Carrion CallfinisherBudget$0.14Produces two infect creatures, giving a poison-based finisher that can close games quickly. It costs more, but functions as a black infect pressure card.Whisper of the DrossutilityBudget$0.24A one-mana black spell that places a -1/-1 counter and proliferates poison/counters, fitting infectious counter-based strategies. It is narrower than Tainted Strike but supports the same poison plan.Ad Nauseamutility$27.78A black instant combo staple that often serves as a one-shot setup card for explosive kill turns. It does not mimic infect directly, but it occupies a similar role in all-in combo finishes.InvigoratefinisherBudget$0.27A free combat trick that gives a creature +4/+4, often used to force through a surprise lethal attack. It lacks infect, but it resembles Tainted Strike as a tempo-based surprise finisher.Berserkfinisher$789.99A classic one-mana pump spell that can turn a small creature into a lethal threat immediately. Like Tainted Strike, it is an efficient surprise damage finisher, though it uses trample/doubling rather than poison.
